Garment construction



Ap 1952 A. R. FITCH GARMENT CONSTRUCTION Filed May 9, 1950 III II N 1. P ii FlG.l

INVENTOR.

m2 6 PM Patented Apr. 22, 1952 GARMENT CONSTRUCTION Albert R. Fitch, Amsterdam,'N. Y., assignor to Marcus Breier Sons, Inc., Amsterdam, N. Y., a

corporation of New York Application May 9, 1950, Serial No. 160,980

7 Claims.

This invention relates to garment construction and more particularly to a garment construction including a removable lining member capable of serving as a separate garment.

The chief object of the present invention isto 5 ment as shown in Figure 2 to attach lining 4 provide a garment including a shell and areto shell 2. Fastening mechanisn 5 consists of a movable lining, and fastening means f the slide first portion 6 attached to the shell, portion '6'in fastener type which serves to secure the lining eluding a tape 1, a series of symmetrical teeth 8 to the shell and which forms closing means for mounted on tape '1, a pin at one end of the the lining when employed as a separate garment. 10 series and a stop it at the opposite end of the An object is to provide a garment including a series. Mechanism 5 includes a second portion shell, removable lining and fastening mechanism attached to lining 4, portion ll including a to secure the lining to the shell, that portion of tape I2, a second series of reversible symmetrical the fastening mechanism secured to the lining teeth 13 mounted on tape; l2, a socket member being adapted to be placed in doubled position l5 H at one end of the series, a second pin l5 at and employed as a closure for the lining'when the opposite end of the series, and a reversible it is employed as a separate garment. Other slide 16 having pulls I1 and I8 thereon adapted objects of my invention will be readily perceived to intermesh the first series 8 with the second from the following description. series I3 to formthe fastening mechanism. Such This invention relates to garment construction 20 fastening mechanismis more fully described in and comprises, in combination, a shell, fastening the copending application of Marcus Breier, means adapted to secure the edges of the gar- Serial No. 160,858, filed May 9, 1950. ment together to close the same, a removable A second slide fastener 19- is secured to shell 2 lining placed within the shell, fastening mechato form a closure for the garment. Fastener l9 nism of the slide fastener type securing the lining may be any of the customary types of slide fas to the shell, the portion of the fastening mechateners or buttons or snaps may be substituted nism secured to the shell including a series of therefor if desired. symmetrical teeth, a pin at one end of the series Portion l l of mechanism 5 is placed in doubled and a p at the pp si d f the Series, t e I position when the lining 3 is employed as a sepaportion of the fastening mechanism secured to '36 rate garment, as shown in Figure 3, and in such the lining including a series of reversible symposition serves as a closure for the separate garmetrical teeth, a second pin at one end 0f the ment, slide l6 serving to intermesh symmetrical series, a socket member at the opposite end of the reversible teeth l3 with each other to fasten the second series, and a reversible slide member separate garment. adapted to intermesh the teeth of the second Preferably, a flap member 20 extends inward series with the teeth of the first series to secure from the periphery of shell 2 overlying fastening h lining to the shell. mechanism 5 to conceal the same when lining 3 The attached drawing illustrates a preferred i tta h d t 11611 2. m dim t f th s in ti i w i h If desired, a collar 2| may be fastened interiorly Figure 1 s W in elevation f a garment 40 of lining 3 adjacent the neck portion as shown embodying the P e invention; in Figure 3, such collar 2| being raised and placed Figure 2 is a view in elevation of the interior over t t 3 t jnterpose a layer of fabri of the garment Shown in gure l; tween the neck of a wearer and teeth l3 disposed Figure 3 is a view in elevation of the removable about the neck-line when lining 3 is employed lining employed as a separate garment; as a separate garment.

Figure 4 is a p w O e Slide faste ing The present invention provides an economical mechanism; and garment construction including a removable lin- Figure 5 is a diagrammatic view in exaggerated ing which may be employed as a separate garscale of the reversible teeth of the fastening ment if desired, permitting the complete garment mechanism. to be employed for example as an overcoat under Referring to the drawing, there is shown a severe weather conditions, the shell to be used as garment which includes a shell 2 having a lining a top-coat under moderate weather conditions, 3 attached thereto and a second removable lining and the removable lining to be employed as a 4 secured to the shell 2 by fastening mechanism separate coat or vest when desired. The cost 5 of the slide fastener type. Lining 4 when reof the garment is considerably reduced since the moved from shell 2 is adapted to serve as a separate garment, as shown in Figure 3, and may :be provided with sleeves for such purpose if desired.

Fastening mechanism 5 extends about the gar- 3 fastening mechanism employed to attach the removable lining to the shell is also employed as the closure for the lining when it is employedas .a separate garment.

While I have described a preferred embodiment curing the lining to the shell, the portion of the fastening mechanism secured to the shell including a series of symmetrical teeth, a pin at one end of the series and a stop at the opposite end of the series, the portion of the fastening mechanism secured to the lining including a series of reversible symmetrical teeth, a second pin'at one end ofthe second series, a socket member at the opposite end' of the second series,

and a reversible slide member adapted tointermesh the teeth of the second series with the teeth of the first series to secure the lining to the shell.

2. Garment construction according to claim 1 in which the second series of reversible symmetrical teeth is adapted to be placed in doubled position and in such position to be intermeshed byv the reversible slide member to form fastening mechanism for the lining when employed alone as a garment. a

3'. Garment construction according to claim 2 in which the shell includes a member extending inwardly from the edges of the shell overlying the' fastening mechanism, the fastening mechanism extending around the periphery of the garment between the member and the shell and being concealed from view.

4. In garment construction, the combination of a shell, fastening means adapted to secure the edges of the garment together to close the same, a removable lining placed within theshell, fastening mechanism securing the lining tothe shell,-the portion of the fastening mechanism secured to the shell including a tape, a series of symmetrical teeth mounted on the tape, a pin at one end of the series and a stop at the ppo-' site end of the series, the portion of the fastening mechanism secured to the lining including a second tape, a second series of reversible sym-v metrical teeth mounted on the second tape, a second pin at one end of the second series, a socketmember at the opposite end of the second 4 series, and. a reversible slide member adapted to intermesh the teeth of the second series with the teeth of the first series to secure the lining to the shell, said second series of teeth being adapted to be placed indoubled position when the lining is separated from the shell and in such position to be intermeshed by the reversible slide member to form fastening mechanism for the lining' when employed alone as a garment.

5. In garment construction, the combination 1 of a shell having a lining attached thereto, fas" tening means adapted to secure the edges of the 1 removable lining placed within the shell adja- 7 cent. the first lining, fastening mechanism of the garment together to close the same, a second slide fastener type securing the second lining to the shell, said second lining being adapted to serve as a separate garment, the portion of the fastening mechanism secured to the shell comprising a tape, a series of reversible symmetrical teeth mounted on the tape, a pin atone end of the series," a stop at the opposite end of the series, the portion of the fastening mechanism secured to the removable lining comprising a tape, aseries of reversible symmetrical teeth secured to the second tape, a second pin at one end of the second series, a socket member at the opposite end of the second series, and a reversible slide member adapted to intermesh the teeth ofthe first series with the teeth of the second series to secure the removable lining to. the shell, the second series of reversible symmetrical teeth being placed in doubled position when the removableelining is employed as a separategarmerit and in such position bein intermeshed with one another by the reversible slide memher to form closing means for the separate garment.

6. Garment construction according to claim 5 in. which a collaris provided attached to the removable lining adjacent the neck portion thereof, said collarbeing adapted to extend upward. over the neck portion when the removable liningis employed as a second garment to close the teeth: extending about the neck portion.

7. In a removable lining for a garment, a body portion adaptedto fit about a wearer, and a slide fastener to close the lining, the fastener comprising a single series of reversible, symmetrical teeth, a pin at one end of the series; a socket member at the opposite end of the series, and a reversible slide member, the series being doubled to place teeth in proximity to each other, the slide serving to intermesh the teeth of the-series to interlock them with one another.

ALBERT R.,FITCH.-

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